Behind the scenes of the FASHFEST commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last night I was lucky enough to be invited to bring some of my garments for the filming of a commercial for FASHFEST.

 

FASHFEST is a fashion event that is going to be held in Canberra from the 1st-4th May, with 4 parades presenting local designers collections. With the amazing support of ZOO Advertising the whole event is coming together thanks to Clint and Andrea Hutchinson.

 

The commercial that was shot last night should air in Canberra on Win in the next month! The night was really fun and I enjoyed seeing the whole process. The 6 models were all stunning, will be great to see them on the catwalk again in May. Form Hair from Kingston did an amazing job interpreting the hair to fit with the garments and makeup was equally beautiful! Looking forward to seeing the final cut.

Until we Arrive collection at AGFW

 

 

These are some beautiful photos from photographer Domonic Spagnolo of my collection 'Until we Arrive' that I presented in Sydney at the Carriageworks at the end of November for the AGFW.

 

I am happy with the collection and how it looks on the catwalk. I would have loved to work more with the models to pose and interact with the garments in the way I had imagined, but I guess this is all part of letting go of some of the control at a large fashion event. I wish the models could have all had the same shoes!

 

This collection is the most commercial collection I have created; I still created every garment using zero waste Selvedge 2 Selvedge pattern making. Although instead of using all sustainable fabrics, the materials used are a combination of silk, wool, cotton and polyester with the majority of the collection being stretch to make it highly wearable.

 

Until we Arrive is inspired by the journey of the Bogong moths each year. In particular the landscapes they inhabit, such as the Australian Alps and around the Canberra region. The transformation of the moths physical form during its lifecycle has inspired the stories in the collection. Above all the collection's shapes are inspired by a combination of creating wearable garments and how that works with my zero waste pattern making system.

 

Alice

Australian Graduates Fashion Week

 

http://vimeo.com/53987797

 

 

So excited to be part of the Australian Graduates Fashion Week in Sydney this weekend! Check out the video, the EDITION garment is the red dress, when the model is moving it looks best. I am so nervous to see what it is going to be like. To send my collection off to Sydney was horrible. I am hoping I can get the models to interact with the garments but I dont know if that will happen!

 

Alice 

Re Align Parade

The Re Align parade was a great night, we got lots of great feed back about our collections. The collection I presented for EDITION is called 'The Observer'. This is a promotional collection that was inspired by the Oddie Refractor at Mount Stromlo in Canberra. The three attributes of the Oddie Refractor that form the inspiration for the collection are exposed, ingrained and uncertainty. This inspiration connects to our Selvedge to Selvedge design practice and was informed by Australian fashion house MaterialbyProduct, Australian artist Fred Williams and New Zealand designer and lecturer Holly McQuillan. The EDITION label explores the meaning of place and how this can be interpreted into wearable garments. Hope you like! We will have our shoot photos up shortly

Models from left to right: Lauren Cooper, Ellen Hart, Rowena Schoo, Ashleigh Rumble and Katie van den Bos

Re Align- Fashion Graduating Parade

We are presenting our graduating collection on Thursday the 24th November at 7:00pm at the heritage listed Old Bus Depot on the Kingston Foreshore. Showcasing at our event are 12 diversely different bodies of work which represents a three year journey of hard, dedicated and creative work. A reflection of how each student has evolved and challenged questions, theories and contexts for design .
Our class has been organising this parade for the whole year and it is by far Canberra's biggest fashion event. We would love for you to come, you can buy tickets for $40 at Department of the Exterior, itripiskip in Braddon, outincanberra.com and of coarse through us. Be quick they are SELLING OUT!!